The Forum, Winckley Street Preston /
Speakers from 6.30pm /
Networking from 8.30pm /
Free entry, food and welcome beer /
Register here
Speakers //
Ben Casey / The Chase
Bryn Jones / City Brand, UCLan
As Preston finally begins to live up to its city status, GroupHub’s September gathering will be looking at the vital role the design and creative community needs to play in defining it’s new look and feel.
In addition to being inspirational designers in their own right, Ben Casey and Bryn Jones are dedicated Preston ambassadors and vocal advocates for its potential as a new city.
The Tithe Barn project - and the flurry of regeneration that it will hopefully inspire - is about to change the visual landscape of Preston forever. More than simply creating more places to work, rest and play, this vital phase of transition will define Preston’s identity and character for generations to come.
As well as showcasing inspirational plans to transform Preston into a vibrant, design-led urban centre, we’ll be discussing the dangers of leaving the new Preston in the hands of town planners and calling on your support to get design on the agenda.
Designers of the county unite!
Places at this event are free, but strictly limited. Please confirm your place by emailing our events team here.
Matt Pyke and Bruno Maag are just a couple of reasons we should be putting 23rd October in the iCal. The Liverpool Design Symposium is a full day dedicated to design and creativity and promises lots of cool stuff to look at and listen to.
There’ll definitely be a Hub delegation being dispatched to check it out, but if anyone else fancies a having look, let us know and we’ll get a school trip organised.
More info and registration here: www.liverpooldesignsymposium.com/
The Forum / Winckley Street / Preston
Speakers from 6.30pm / Networking from 8.30pm
Entry Free / Register here
Speakers//
Prof Stuart Walker / ImaginationLancaster
Prof Rachel Cooper / ImaginationLancaster
Mark Beever / thomas.matthews
Chair: Steven Johnson / The Hub
Further speakers TBC
Never short on ambition, GroupHub’s July event will be asking, “Can design save the world?” If design is about solving client problems, then Our Future Ltd is issuing some seriously challenging briefs - mammoth projects with daunting objectives and scary deadlines.
This event will assemble a panel of creative practitioners and academics to discuss how we can use our skills, our work and our businesses to offer up some answers. We’ll be talking about the environment, ethical trading, community cohesion and world peace. And we’ll be looking for answers a little more ambitious than switching off Macs, recycling paper and changing light bulbs.
We’d very much welcome your input on this event. Please submit comments on this post to suggest further speakers/themes/questions. Places at this event are free, but strictly limited so place ensure you register by emailing our events team here.
Private View: Friday 23 May 6-9pm
24-29 May 2008 open 12-5pm
(closed Sunday, Bank Holiday Monday)
CUBE: 113-115 Portland Street, Manchester M1 6DW
www.cube.org.uk/exhibitions/blackpool
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The Forum, Winckley Street Preston /